9. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct tense, present continue
or present perfect continuous, of the verbs given in the brackets:
1. Please do not knock at the door, Father (sleep) inside.
2. Father (sleep) the whole afternoon. It is time he got up and went for his walk.
3. The employees (pressing) for a revision of their salaries. Hasn't the management take
any decision yet?
4. Why have the employees gone on a strike?
They (press) for a revision of their salaries.
5. I (go) for physiotherapy for the last two weeks. I think it has helped me a lot.
6. These days Anshika (work) very hard. (She prepare) for some entrance examination?
7. Though she (type) the whole morning, she has not quite finished the job.
8. I do not think your brother (enjoy) the party. He (repeatedly look) at his watch for the
Jast half an hour.
9. I (write) this letter to express my views on the reservation issue. I (carefully analyse) the
Views expressed by others, but I think they have missed the core issue.
10. Ever since we came to Agra, we (visit) the historical places in and around the city. Today
it (rein), so we have not gone out. I (have) a game of chess with Grandpa.please answer fast
Answers
Introduction
The past continuous or the past progressive tense is used to tell about some action happening at some time in the past. The time of happening of the action/event may or may not be specified.
Answer:
1. Please do not knock at the door, Father is sleeping inside.
2. Father sleeps the whole afternoon. It is time he got up and went for his walk.
3. The employees are pressing for a revision of their salaries. Hasn't the management take any decision yet?
4. Why have the employees gone on a strike? They pressed for a revision of their salaries.
5. I am going for physiotherapy for the last two weeks. I think it has helped me a lot.
6. These days Anshika is working very hard. She's preparing for some entrance examination?
7. Though she typed the whole morning, she has not quite finished the job.
8. I do not think your brother enjoyed the party. He repeatedly looked at his watch for half an hour.
9. I wrote this letter to express my views on the reservation issue. I carefully analysed the views expressed by others, but I think they have missed the core issue.
10. Ever since we came to Agra, we visited the historical places in and around the city. Today it rained, so we have not gone out. I have a game of chess with Grandpa.